Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-08-04

long and carefully, and reconsidered his
intention. When supper was announced
he followed the woman into tho next room,
and after satisfying his hunger, returned
to the bar-room. The clock struck eleven,
when the landlord threw down his cards
and declared there should be no more play
| ing that night. He had seemed to Mr..
Kinsman to be laboring under sense OF
| the bad impression that the surroundings
would make upon his guest; and when
some of the players demurred at quitting
so soon, he grew emphatic and peremptory,
extinguished all the candles but one, and
bade them begone. When he was alone
with the traveller, he began a half-apo!ogy;
but the latter soon interrupted him.
"All this speaks for itself, Samson
Larrabee," he said. al am glad to meet
you again, but very sorry to find you as
do. You have grown no better in twenty
years."
The landlord started back with astonish-
msVs, msV@s,by-vhy, my name ISN'T rurrauuer-
he said.
"Then you have taken another" said the
traveller, quietly. The other stared OF him,
and then cried out:
"You cant be Otis Kinsman?"
Indeed, l am; and here's my hand,
Samson"
The landlord slowly held out his own.
He did not seem we'll pleased that he had
been recognized, and he did not for mo-
ment answer the CHEEKY salutation. Then
he said
"Well, Otis, you've found me, and you'll
be welcome to tNe poor entertainment can
give you; but I'll have you know at the
start that won't submit 10 any OF your
sermons. Do you want to go to bed?"
Mr.. Kinsman looked very sorrowfully in
to tho face before him, disfgured with
excess and bad passions, and simply
bowed. The landlord took a candle and
he followed him up stairs to meanly fur
nished chamber. With muttered good
night, Larrabee was about 10 go, when the
others hand was laid ON his shoulder.
Wait, Samson," he said; "there's some
thing l must say"
"Oh, pshaw!" wal the impatient answer.
firmly.
Il have q right 10 speak," continued Mr..
Kinsman. "Was l not your friend when
you had very few friends? Did not try
my best to save you from yourselfy Re-
member our boyhood, Samson, and how
We were seat mates at school. L say nave
a right to speak to YOU"
Larrabce took the only chair in the room,
thrust his hands in his pocket and his feet
ont in front, and uttered dogged Well?"
"My own life has been happy and pros
! porous one since YOU last saw me, pursued
!. MIR. Kinsman. Il have beloved family;
have gained a competence; believe that
l have the respect and confidence OF my
, fellow citizens. l do not say these things
boastfully; when thank God every night
! that they are as they are, / also pray not tc
i be led into temptation. IT is my response
bility to Him and to you that is heavy upon
me now. 1 could not kneel tonight IN
e entreaty for myself and for those l have
S left at home, did fail TO meet the duty thai
Z is thrust upon me this night. / say to you
u Samson Larrabee, that all that l am yoJ
!, might have been had you not hurdoneS
a your heart against the appeals OF your bes
friends and persisted in your evil courses
l. You"
- {" Mighty few best friends there we're,
was the sulen interruption.
Don't wrong me in that way, Samson
Did 1 not try my best TO save you, befor'
you utterly went to the bad? After yor
had sent your W fo broken hearted to th
grave, did / give you up? When tho stor
of the robbery came out, which naturall,
turned the few against you who were stil
your friends, you know how clung to you
and how hard / tried TO save you iron
States prison. And wien your punish
ment was ended, who offered 10 take yo
into his employ, and help you to fight tn
|
at was hopeless" said the sulky Lar
Iabee.
at was not hopeless!" The fine feature
of the speaker lighted up with enthusiasm
ana his face became radiant. THE fRt
: could have been won then-and 1t shall b
now. ii you will give heed to me. My Ell
rand ont here will take me almost to th
T MississiI pi. where go to purchase ver
d, sirable tract of wild land. On my retur
{ will stop here, and you shall go back wit
me. l have work for you TO do; remen
8 ber your ability in business before yo
7 threw yourself away. Abandon these dc
grading associates; close your disreputab
business; trust to me, and / pledge you N
sc word
The speaker stopped abruptly; an ashe
= pallor overspreai his face, and he sar
to back NJ on the bed. Larrabce sprang u
nv seized the water jug, and dashed part of |
contents into the sufferers face. Obser'
IL ing that it produced n reviving effect, ]
n proceed ded 10 loosen the vest, and, rs
n did so, be observed between it and the shi
as a stout woven belt, such as was used
TO that day to carry money. He felt with h
ad thumb and finger ut the edges, and four
ID, it alternately hard and soft in places,
nd though 1t contained both gold d-pieces aI
We bank notes.
re Presently Mr.. Kinsman opened his eye
mt came back to consciousness, and sat u
tie He smiled as he saw the landlord standil
nd before him with the Watering in his ban
IL Thank you, Samson" he said. IT
no. nearly right again; you did the CORE
ta- thing. You never knew that was subje
to to such attacks, although l began to ha
IN, them long before you went away. Parti
try failure of the heart, the doctors so
Did caused by excitement. i must be caref'
er- There's something more l wish TO say, b
as it's better not to say it now. Think ear
estly of what have said. and in the NOR
ian ing we will talk again on this subject.
SO they separated for the night.
TO Samson Larrabee was mp betimes I
me next morning. He swept the bar and
hull, and gave directions that good brea
did fast should be prepared for the guest.
in amazed one of bis boon companions OF
{ a previous night, when he come in n
md asked for dram, by telling him shar
md ly 10 90 about his business. He "
,ud strangely restless. He strolled about;
n a sat down and tried to read; on
or he went out TO the front of the house, o
looked up at the window of the ioC
rse where his guest slept. Finally he told
kitchen girl to go mp and knock at the dc
the of the chamber and say that bre lkf
do would soon be ready.
md The gill went up, and in few momel
azy returned with the report that sho coulu
: 10 no answer from the room.
Then Larr Ibee went up. The girl, Q
op- prehensiye of something wrong, had L
10 gered on tho stairs. Tho white face q
lud totter.ng step of hr master as he ca